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InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization2007
1.Whatisourpurpose? Toinquireintothefollowing:
transdisciplinarytheme
Class/grade:G2
Agegroup:7/8 Schoolcode:1124
School: PecherskSchoolInternational
centralidea
Wecancommunicateourthoughtsandfeelingsindifferentways.
Studentswillreflectonsomethingtheyhavelearnedabouthowtheyexpress themselves.Studentswillchoosebetweenavarietyofgraphicorganizersthat showtheirthinkingandwhattheyhavelearned.Studentsselectfromdifferent mediumsofexpressionorganizedasstationsintheclassrooms.Thesestations willincludematerialsforvisualart,music,dance,movement,speaking,and technology.Teacherswillselectapoemthatstudentsmustexpressusinga particularexpressionoftheirchoice.Studentswillreflectonthekeypointsandwhat theyenjoyedmostfromtheunitinavideointerview(selfreflection).Teacherswill usearubrictoassessstudentunderstandingofthemainidea. Teacherswilllookforevidenceofstudentknowledgeandapplicationofdifferent waysofcommunicating(viewingandpresenting.)
Whatteacherquestions/provocationswilldrivetheseinquiries?
1)Howdopeopleusedifferentformsofcommunicationtoexpresstheirthoughtsand feelings? 2)Howdowereflectonourworkandtheworkofothers? 3)Howdoweknowthatthemessagewearecommunicatingisunderstood?
PYPplanner:Planningtheinquiry
InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization2007
(Whatdidstudentstoldustheyweredoing)
InArtstudentswillbrainstormthedifferentwaystoexpresstheirideasthoughtsand feelings,andhowtheycanexpressthemselvesthroughvisualarts. InArtstudentswilllearnhowvisualartistsexpressthemselvesthroughtheirwork. Studentswillalsolearnhowvisualartistsexpresstheirideasthroughtheuseof colour. InPEStudentswillgothroughexamplesofwaystheycancommunicateverballyand nonverbally Introducecentersandgivestudentstimetoplayandexplore WordSplash Audio/visualstory(video)perhapsaballet InMusicstudentswillhaveinstrumentcentersexploringthevariousinstrumentsand howtheysound.
Communicationwordsplash(brainstormbothclassestogether) Fourcorners(movement,music,visualart,puppetry/dressup)
Sortingout/findingout Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentlearninginthecontextofthelines ofinquiry?Whatevidencewillwelookfor? Tuningin observestudentsatcentersandreflectaftercentersexploration seewhatstudentsknowfromwordsplash Questions,anecdotalremarks,experiencesafterwatchingvideo InArtstudentswilllistentoavarietyofmusicthatevokesaresponseinthem. Studentswillpainttheirresponseswhilelisteningtoslow,aggressiveandcalm examplesofmusic.Studentswillsharetheirresponsesandtellwhattheyhavedone andwhytheyhavechosentopainttheirresponses. InPEStudentswillusenonverbalcommunicationsuchashandsignalswhile practicingpassingskills. InMusicstudentswilldecideoninstrumentsgroupings,andexploremusical instrumentationofvariousNoisyPoems. Studentswillvisitanartmuseum. Goingfurther SomestudentsmaychoosetouseknowledgeandskillslearnedinMusiclessonsin otherareasoflearninglikeArtandintheirhomerooms.
CommunicationSkills
ThinkingSkills
SocialSkills
LearnerProfileDevelopment:
Communicators,Reflective
PYPAttitudeDevelopment:
Creativity,Confidence
Booksofpoetryforchildren
Poemswillbedisplayedintheclassroom,magneticpoetrywordswillbeavailableonwhiteboards
PYPplanner:Reflectingontheinquiry
InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization2007
Howyoucouldimproveontheassessmenttask(s)sothatyouwouldhaveamore accuratepictureofeachstudentsunderstandingofthecentralidea.
Whatwastheevidencethatconnectionsweremadebetweenthecentralideaand thetransdisciplinarytheme?
PYPplanner:Reflectingontheinquiry
InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization2007
9.Teachernotes